Moving & Handling Awareness for Carers

This 1 day course or 1/2 day refresher course is designed for people in the Health & Social Care professions to increase their awareness of the possible injuries to themselves & clients and to enable them to carry out patient transfer operations safely with dignity and comfort.

We also offer Safe Moving of People at Level 2 (QCF) if a fully accredited qualification is required. The course contents are the same as our full day course but we add the cost of accreditation.

Description

Numbers on the course are strictly limited to allow time for all delegates to practice the various transfer techniques and use of the transfer aids. The course includes informal discussions, practice in transfer techniques and case studies.

Max of 12 delegates

Learning Outcomes

All Care Staff should be aware of:

Care staff legal responsibilities and importance of risk assessment

Safe back positions

Techniques of client transfers

Transfer aids and how it feels to be moved using them.

How to hoist safely

Importance of communication with client when transferring

Importance of maintaining client dignity.

Courses conducted In-house enable your delegates to practice their lifting techniques in the actual surroundings and with the equipment they use everyday. Delegates attending the 1/2 day refresher training must have proof of a previous full days Moving & Handling certificate.

If 2 half day sessions of the same course are booked for the same day, the second course is half price.

All employees who ever have the need to perform any type of Moving / Handling with your clients. It is the Employers responsible to provide training to all employees in order to ensure the employee is “competent” to perform their duties.

All delegates must be physically capable of undertaking practical exercises during the training session. A good understanding of English is required.

Delegates on this course will receive an attendance certificate to show that they have received training under the Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992. Full day certificates last for 3 years, refresher (1/2 day) certificates last for 1 year & must be refreshed annually.

All course handouts are provided. The trainer will bring portable equipment to demonstrate, it is beneficial to have other equipment such as hoists, belts etc available for use during the training.

Full day. Group price £320.00 + Vat for a max of 12 delegates.Half Day Refresher. Group price £310.00 + Vat for a max of 12 delegates.

Full day. Group price £300.00 + Vat for 6 or less delegates.Half Day Refresher. Group price £290.00 + Vat for 6 or less delegates.